The $300,000 Movie Collection | Forbes
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- Theo Kalomirakis’ private movie collection of 15,000 titles may very well be the largest in the world. According to him, the only rival collection that he knows of belongs to Martin Scorsese.
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When the zombies come, the world ends as we know it, the internet stops, this guy's is going to be very important.
The electricity will stop too.
Jarsnofski we'll recreate it ;)
Yes xD
Jarsnofski Solar panels bruh :P
@@jarsnofski you can have generators
Collections like his are super important. It's like a library. If they ever go strictly digital we could lose a lot of the classics but someone somewhere like him will have it and archived/preserved for future generations.
until the discs rot
Yes. Worse in some cases where the idiotic movie company reissues movies on DVD-R or BluRay-R (it's called manufactured on flipping demand)
;(
@@holygoalie3 discs will not rot if you keep de humidifiers in your movie room. Blurays are still the best way to preserve films.
Dont wanna get me started I cant stand streaming. Important? Yes! I apreciate what it's done for the production of films etc. But as an alternative.. nah I cant give up the quality and joy of collecting.
@@cherylchaffin2436 Same here brother !
This video needed to have been like 30mins. I wanna know more about his collection.
What's the point of collecting movies that you will never watch ?
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 HE IZ A COLLECTA, YOU DUMB!!!!
@@yannisgk I collect movies too but only the ones I like.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 WE DONT CARE!!!
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 he probably lets friends borrow them plus he has alot they are out of print and he has the option to watch them plus he's a collector. I personally collect movies not on his level though he's in a league of his own i only have between 1000 to 2000 movies stopped counting at 1200 years ago.
This collection needs more than a 3 minute video!
My boy got a laserdisc copy of Juice, tho! 😂👊🏾
He’s got the Juice now 🥤
He invited to the bbq
Try and find one called Rad on VHS.. RARE
@@thelostarchivesserialvault5353 goldtooth on VHS. It's on CZcams now tho
I think the reason he has such a big collection is that it helps him seal business deals: his job is to build private cinemas so he can use this collection as a kind of a showroom of his expertise and love for the business. Potential clients will be in awe and will be happy when he miracolously also has "their" favorite movie in stock, which they can watch in the projection room which would be the equivalent of testdriving a car before buying it. I really think it's a savvy business move to convince costumers that he is the right guy for the job.
"Potential clients will be in awe and will be happy when he miracolously also has "their" favorite movie in stock, " Seriously?? Do you really think that's how it works??
@@flybeep1661 What do you reckon?
@@flybeep1661 Enlighten me!
Or maybe he has no time. Life can get in the way of a man's hobby. I myself have about 50 or so movies I still haven't seen from my own collection.
translation... he can buy films as a business expense for entertaining clients.
Do what you love.
Izoto
stockholme syndrom or who has shit in your brains?
+Robert Badinter another unnecessary comment to shock and awe ... hey buddy you only look ignorant not cool .... oooooooo you offended no one.
Izoto But in a good way not to harm anyone earn from hard work by god the almighty that is Allah. And Allah's rules. Than you will love what you are doing I promise that.
kevin spacey loves children
yes as long as it doesnt hurt somebody else (and himself), why would anybody bother to complain if it has nothing to do with them (cough the downvotes). i dont think its a hoarding problem. those are not junk, those are movies, you watch them.
Wondering if he has "Freddy Got Fingered".
I doubt he even has a LeBaron... :D
I have the VHS
Saving Ryan's privates
I only have 150 bluray's but at least I've bloody watched them all
That's still a lot by todays standards.
Roy Manning I have 51, and I watched only 43 of them.
I have over 300
Blu rays
I have one
I'm in awe!! Even more amazing to think Scorsese's collection is even bigger (though knowing he's one of the world's great cinephiles, it's not really surprising.) Not only am I envious of the size and diversity of this collection, I'm jealous of the beautiful $$$ shelving system. WOW!
I order my movies A-Z on a shelf too, what a pain when you get a new movie and don't have room on the shelf, you have to move everything down one. This guy probably has the only copy of the Original Star Wars
No Lucas has made so many changes over the years and he refused to re-release the original movie edit.
+Isaac Gateno You can get them here! This was a MASSIVE project.
+Derek Bamford Type in Star Wars Despecialized Edition. You can get the originals there in HD!
Leave spaces on each shelf that way you only have a cascading effect once in a great while and then it is just as quick to move a bunch (5-10) at a time as it is to move 1 at a time.
I use to have my collection from A - Z but it was a pain in the ass when you get new stuff...Now i have my collection by decades. 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 010s...It makes it much easier when you get new movies
Respect for showing Juice
*salute*
+Qisthatdude You have the juice now
He has so many collection and still able to keep his house looking so tidy and classy
I think if you spend 15,000 to 20,000 dollars a year on movies you're not going to watch, you can spring for a maid.
This is why I collect. No one is taking this from me when license's run out or "they" decide a movie is no longer fit to be seen. Bravo sir, come build my next theater for me.
$3K on this days, all DVDs worth nothing today.
"I buy them by the pound" Really? I have 2 rules for adding to my movie collection: 1. I have had to seen the movie before. 2. I want to watch it again.
Yeah, man. I'm struggling to find a collector on CZcams that collects movies that are truly important to him/her, and not just hoards random plastic boxes.
I have 300 movies, mostly by directors I like, all of which I could talk at length about and watch again at any time.
Exactly!is the way should be
@@joelsieradzani first research on the internet to be sure the intented film is the category about what I like it. if the film have a high percentage about what I like it, then I buy it.only 5% of times I got it wrong.I am a very strict cinefilo critic:some times don't buy a film just because don't like the actors in it.other times I don't like the plot.other times could be that i dont like the subjet,for example rape,extreme violence,blood,crazy overcomplicated physico mental thrillers, etc. got a huge collection but very happy because only have what I really trully like it and safely be able to pick it up anyone to watch depend of the mood I might be at the time and is 100% guaranteed I won't be disappointed.
@@joelsieradzan So you buy random films that you may not like and therby will have 0 re-watchability, just so you can clog your house with an extra piece of plastic?
Now that's stupid asf.
I don't know about that either. I still mostly (but not always) buy video discs to actually watch them for the first time or in a brand new experience (even though I very rarely buy video discs). I just like the idea of physically owning the discs. We've (my family has) done it like this since the 90s. But I'm saying like this as a common, casual collector, not like the guy in the video who treats his collection like a video archive. My parents usually gave those DVDs away if friends and family wanted to watch them. Rewatchability is one thing, but sharing is also a thing. It's like sharing video games back in the days.
The question is, how can one watch something they've never seen (in full HD) without paying for the expensive price of physical formats, isn't available on netflix, without having to rent it digitally for 48 hours, playable on smart TV, and without having to use piracy. I think the only answer is digital downloads...? That is the only option I can think of. But don't they sometimes cost just as much or even more expensive than physical? All in all I think, in some cases, it still makes a lot of sense to buy physical copies of movies I've never seen.
Doing research before buying is a no brainer, I think. But sometimes you are out at a video store and don't have internet access with you and you see movies on sale for 5 bucks and the covers and summaries look interesting and makes you want to buy it. I know that has happened to me at least once and it's hard to regret since they were on sale.
I work in film and also love collecting them, after learning about a lot of older stuff in film theory class I started picking up everything that is interesting to me. I think I've got around 120 4k copies and a lot more blurays but I only collect boutique blurays from criterion, arrow, etc. Some just for the artwork. Since movie stores don't really exist anymore, I want to have the same feeling of looking through a library of physical titles and hold the movie in my hands. And because of the artwork that these boutique companies do it's like having a collection of books.
He paid $20 per title? Man doesn't seem like much of a bagain hunter.
+segaofmyhouse Money is the least of his worries. Look at his home
That's maybe because he bought them all when they were almost released and new from the store and not used from a flea market. I prefer them new.
Well....I guess the bright side is, his addiction isn’t crack.
I have 5000 titles and I thought that was a lot.
The House of Blus lol I have about a 1000 and thought that was a lot! You guys all blow me away.
+Blu-ray Whoreder i am like this with music ... its a fun hobby getting that long lost album or finding one with a cover you didnt know they actually put out limitedly .. i love the hunt.
+Blu-ray Whoreder I'm at about 3,000 and trying to figure out how to display them all lol
+Vincent Beers I have the same problem! at the moment I have a massive pile of movie's in the corner of my room! lol
jasper the dog :Hey man I'm in the same boat as you.Got movies stacked all over the place VHS,DVD,BLU-RAY,LASER DISC and I'll tell you it's getting to be much, but hell man I guess when you get bite by the. bug theirs no stopping huh?
now this is the definition of a physical media lover
No. If that was the case be would keep all versions and not toss dvds when gets HD version.
I love streaming services like Netflix and Hulu but they just don't match the quality and the feel of owning a movie.
Quality of streaming? That's only a matter of time.
@@flybeep1661 The quality of streaming will never match the quality of a disc 😂😂😂
really love how he organized all of his collection, it's simple and all the shelf is white so it's doesn't look messy. love it
I too am a media collector, owning about a third of this featured collection.
However despite spending $300,000 above, which may hold its value for the owner, sadly as many of us know in 'real terms' it's only worth a fraction of the original cost.
Physical 'in-print' media devalues by approx 50% within first 12 months.
If still available after typically 5 years, dependent upon title, a dvd/blu ray can lose 90% of it's bought price.
Which is why I only buy 5% of my media brand new, these tend to be specific limited titles only.
With many things in life, it tends to be "worth more to the owner than what it can sell for".
The collection is worth 5 grand realistically but 15k titles you would think that bumps the price to $15,0000. If we went through eBay lol I would think there would be a few titles worth some good money and 20grans might be put on hold lol 😅
This is great! My collection is only at 2,000 blu-rays and maybe a 500 DVDs (Television series). This almost makes me wish I kept all my DVDs and VHS tapes.
Very impressive, always having access to movies of the past is vital, many movies are lost to history. He is doing a service for sure, I too collect. Hopefully we can keep this media alive.
Eh, only things worth saving are master copies. Retail is largely unimportant.
A man after my own heart. Kudos sir, kudos.
the library in my area has 10,000 titles and almost all the criterions, and it doesn't cost a dime. And the Scorsese collection is mostly film prints, not quite the same kind of collection.
Cex will give him £20 on trade in for them all
Knowing them lol.
Cex is a scam
😂 😭
remember seeing him in July/Aug 2008 Sound & Vision Meet the father of Home theater still got a copy of it.
I do that too - I'll buy a Bluray version of a DVD and usually get rid of the DVD unless the DVD has features not on the Bluray, in which case to save space if the packaging permits I'll put them into a clear case that can hold multiple discs and I can slide the covers in so they are readable.
I love 3D too - when Sony Canada closed its retail stores two years ago I got 3D TVs for each of the rooms in my place that had a TV.
Collected for $300,000
Watched for $3,000 MAX
I know a few youtubers who definitely have more, Kim Jong Un also had 20000+. And than there is Derek Davis who is Guinness World Record holder for most DVDs in a private home library with over 189000 titles
but are they rich? not only does this guy have a huge movie collection, he must be rich to be featured by forbes.
Me: Hey what movie are we going to watch tonight
This Guy: Yes
Damn he should totally do an updated version of this video
Excellent Archive. Bravo. ☕
Ive been collecting most my life but seriously for I'd say the past 4 years I've counted my blu ray/4k collection and most recently when I did that it came out to 738 titles and growing fast that was in november. God I luv movies.
and I thought I had a collection, Unbelievable Theater as well! this motivates me even more.
Coolduder almost has you beat tho...
This fat guy?
Cinema Sickness has him beat.
@@markus.millus he's not fat anymore and hasn't been for years!
He got skinny.
Yes Coolduder and Cinemasickness have more than this.
that's a nice little collection you got there.
People are quick to judge, but I'm sure going through anyone's finances there would be things that other people think are a "waste of money" or "pointless".
Very true dude.
There are a few CZcamsrs in the physical media community that have collections which surpass this guy's total. Most people don't understand that being surrounded by the things you love brings you joy and happiness no matter what those things are👍
I thought I was doing well with around 400...
At least you won't die of old age before never watching all of them like this dude will.
Wow, that's a huge collection 0_0!!! I have around 136 VHS tapes, and compared to your collection, my collection is nothing. It's like that could become a new video rental store with a business license and a building. I wouldn't recommend trying that, getting a business license is impossible. Keep up the great collection ;)
I love your video and thank you so much.
Dude I would LOVE to have a collection like this. I’m still working on mine.
Some people collect books, have huge libraries, most won't be be read, this is similar, but most people don't understand collecting the physical thing as a pastime, to a lot of people, is much better. They don't mind using space, and it isn't classed as an investment to most collector's, you know, a thing called enjoyment!
I love finding rare dvds or blu rays....as soon as they are hard to get I'm out to find it!
awesome, this men is a genius, i love his collection; i hope someday have the half or around like that
His only seen 200 hundred of them! I have around 300 titles and I've seen all of them so technically I've seen more films than him! This dude has a lot of catching up to do
I have 7,000 titles on 5 6tb hard drives
You are a pirate.
@@KING-ri2vs You can buy movies digitally. You can also rip DVDs and Blurays.
I can relate to this guy too much. I have over 3000 CD's and tons of cassette and 8 track tapes. Maybe one day I'll end up on a show like this XD
Fear Monarch I think just about any collector - records, CDs, books, stamps, coins, art, anything - can relate to this. Not a question of "I want this...", but "I NEED this..." B^D
+Telstar62a Why the hell do people collect stamps?
+sisbrawny As a non-serious collector, it can be an economical way to satisfy that collector "need", and it's a good way for kids to learn about geography and history. When you don't know where a country is, you look it up and when you don't know who a person on a stamp is, you find out. True, the run of the mill flag or bird or tree doesn't tell you much, but a good commemorative stamp can tell you a lot. Plus, they're purty little pieces of paper you can stick in an album. But you must always remember, "Philately will get you nowhere."
He appears to be doing well for himself, and his collecting doesn't seem to have hurt him financially. Don't see an issue personally. Some spend their spare cash on alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, cars, videogames etc, he has bought films.
People are quick to judge, but I'm sure going through anyone's finances there would be things that other people think are a "waste of money" or "pointless".
WTF is wrong with video games?
@@jlex1049 he never said that there was something wrong with video games
Great stuff!
I did not know the movie Juice was on laser disc. Hell yes.
Your collection is wonderful
Amazing collection!
I think Dave on the Cinemasickness channel has more. Could be wrong.
His collection is basically the definition of “quantity over quality”. If you watch his videos he buys complete garbage titles just cause they are there.
He does! I have seen his library personally. I would say he has close to 20,000 titles if not more.
Still Awesome... I wish i had this collection...
Incredibly impressive! 🎥👍
Woah one of my favorite directors, I didn't know that Martin Scorsese is a huge movie collector also!!! that's why hes one of the most interesting filmmakers in the world!! 👏👏👏
Seems like a cool guy who truly loves movies for what they are rather an investment against inflation or tax shelter.
Tengo 5500 DVDs, 500 CDs, 320 MP3s, 500 Blu Rays, 70 cassettes y 130 singles rpm. Tengo 20 VHSs, 60 VCDs y 30 LPs. Tengo 430 libros, 270 cancioneros, 100 revistas y 150 pósters. Colecciono historia, Beatles, cine antiguo, rock, biografías, cultura general, muñequitos, lápices, llaveros, cómics. Lo importante no es la cantidad sino, amar a tu colección y, que sea algo bueno.
I have been collecting since the early 80s VHS - Upgraded to DVDs in 2000 - upgraded to Blu-ray 2011. My collection consists of 17. 988 titles not including the VHS. Got at least 800 or More VHS.
Yep a few people around the world have bigger physical disc collections of movies than the guy in the video. My collection is larger than the typical person but I only buy movies I like. And trade in any films I buy that I don't like.
My very first movies owned were Dracula AD and The Vampire Lovers on VHS in 1982.
I personally know somebody who has a larger collection. He tried to sell it to a local university for $250,000
Thanks for sharing. Now, I don't feel so bad for having a very large DVD, CD, vinyl record, tape, VHS, books, etc. collection. Some of my friends & family say I should run a store or library with my massive collection, but this Mr. Kalomikaris has me beat with his movie collection! I like that he has a lot of space dedicated just for his movie collection alone & how he has his own personal movie theater room. When Mr. Kalomirakis said that he hasn't seen most of the movies in his movie collection yet, I can truly relate to him. I haven't had a lot of time outside of work to watch all the DVDs I have bought over many years yet either. Anyways, after this video, I don't feel so bad about my large movie collection.
I'm excited to collecting again, but only want to collect what I love... but I love so much 😊💭
I wish he'd digitally adapt them to the Internet archive. Also I would love all of those laserdisc always wanted a player
I have close to 10,000 DVDs, Blu-rays and Laserdiscs all up. I'll exceed this guys collection in about 5 years.
and i thought my 300movie collection was big...
Crazy how you can fit all these movies on a single hard drive now.
Yeah, that's not collecting, that's space saving, collectors don't want that!
Cry when the hard drive fails.....like legitimately cry.
I had a 4TB full of movies die on me once......Took me months to recover it all. Now it's multiple drives as backup....
Where's the fun in that?
HONESTreviews yes but 15,000 movies would have to be compressed ie poorer video quality to be on a very big single hard drive.
And no way could you fit a 1000 4k blu rays on a single hard drive. You would need several very very high capacity hard drives. To copy them all with no picture or sound loss.
I have almost 23000 although about 2000 are bluray duplicates. Been collecting since 2002. Everyone says I am mad. But it is an addiction. Probably watched 2/3rds of them, which isn't bad I think. I own loads of rare films especially foreign language ones. It's my pride and joy.
Ignore them, if it makes you happy, fuck them!
@@mrmonstermunch3925 Most people have a hobby of some sort - cars, watches, shoes, handbags, clothes, sports etc.
As long as you get enjoyment out of it. And it doesn't get you into debt or begin to negatively affect your social & family life.
Yeah, but does he have all the Plain Archive/Kimchidvd/Nova Media editions?
My storage unit is loaded with about 400 DVDs and 200 mostly rare VHS. I've probably watched 75%. I live in a homeless shelter so it's hard, because my unit is so packed it's hard to reach most of them.
Lol priorities
@Nick Thompson Because not buying DVDs when you make $7,000 a year will magically allow you to pay $1,500 a month rent?
@Nick Thompson And you don't seem smart enough to realize that the majority were bought BEFORE I could no longer afford an apartment.
@@napoleonbonerfart278 Because being able to afford $350 a month on a storage unit means I can afford $1,500 a month for an apartment?
@Nick Thompson Grow. A. Brain. scottandrewhutchins.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/2017-job-searching-mandatory-time-wasting/
I got about 25-30 Thousand movies still got all my laser disc and a lot of DVD that never been on blu
THIS is so freakin crazy ^^
Totally amazing collection... Theo is my new idol!
Someone hurry and rip this collection into a Plex Media Server ASAP before he falls off his ladder while trying to fetch Hamlet.
I got 1300 DVDs and Blu-Rays and i watch them wall
God bless at least one person out there with the means to amass a collection like this, has done it.
We need an update on his 4k collection
It's all about the love for cinema.You have to love watching movies,the amount is not important.
I have 3,000 titles. And I don’t think that’s crazy, it’s Blu/DVD/Digital combined and growing weekly.
That's amazing.
Is it possible to fall in love with this collection
This guy proves to me that my collection will never be "complete"... What a beautiful collection.
Did I see a CZcams video with this guy recently where he has this magnificent home theater with a ton of lighting?? Sounds like the same guy, who i think had a Greek name. Anyway...
Kristian from Denmark here. I Got a Collection of around 17.000 dvds and blurays 😊
You should make a video,.... some day 👍
Prove it?
Its gonna be a big video, but it Will come.
@@filmfreak21 there’s a guy with 25k movies on CZcams biggest movie collection by a guy called “A pike”
I am also greek and I have a collection of 5.000 movies but I have seen them all! You may collect them for the package or because it is something fun for you but I LOVE movies! I watch 2 movies everyday of my life and this is what I love! I hope one day I will have my private cinema or so many dvds and blu rays like you but I don't have the money! I love to see other collectors collections so keep up the good work! I am glad that you are greek, that told me that a I am not the only greek guy who collects dvds and blu rays!
2:33 That laserdisc of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is stunning!
Pioneer was great at making awesome Laserdiscs.
I wish! What a great collection.
this is one of these things he should be proud of
2000, that's the amount of blurays, DVDs & some Laser discs, & I thought I was doing well.
I'd love to see Scorsese's collection hes a lifelong favorite n general influencer for me . Can you imagine? Let's make that happen Forbes cept a longer then 3 mins would b coo.
I bet he has no rubbish Marvel movies 😂
There is a guy in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada that has well over 17,000 movies it's up for sale on Ebay right now for 1Million
Did it ever sell? Because you could buy 17,000 brand new movies for less than half that price. Even if you spent $25 per movie, that only adds up to $425,000. Taking off all that shrink wrap might take a few weeks, though.
Over 12,000 here and growing
I'm stil collecting dvd and blueray
He should order them alphabetically by director.
William Gerardi True, it would be more organized than arranging it by title.
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+Sims it haha lol good one
It's a damn big collection
This will be my collection one day! :)
I saw a giant movie collection listed on Ebay today. The seller is from Canada and claims to have 17,195 movies. He claims his collection is the world's largest, and he's selling it for a flat million.